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| Good morning, Daily Briefing readers! President Joe Biden will make the short drive from Washington to Virginia to cheerlead for Democrat gubernatorial candidate Terry McAuliffe. An FDA committee will meet to determine whether the benefits of Pfizer-BioNTech's vaccine outweigh the risks in 5- to 11-year-olds. And the World Series begins in Houston with the Atlanta Braves vs. the Houston Astros. |
| It's Steve and Jane, with Tuesday's news. |
| 🗳 New this morning: LGBTQ candidates are seeking office in record numbers this election year, advancing an ongoing sea-change in the nation's political landscape, according to a new report to be released Tuesday. |
| 🚨 "I don't think I'll ever step foot in that mall again": At least two people are dead and five others — including a police officer — are injured after a shopping mall shooting Monday in Boise, Idaho, authorities said. |
| 📺 "You will not summon me": Following the controversy surrounding Dave Chappelle's special "The Closer," the comedian is working to change the narrative, targeting corporations and not the transgender community he took aim at in his Netflix show. |
| 🚔 Alec Baldwin film set shooting: Production of "Rust" has halted as details of the fatal shooting of the film's cinematographer continue to emerge. Will Halyna Hutchins' death be a "breakthrough" moment for Hollywood safety? |
| 🥪 It's peanut butter jelly time! How healthy is the American classic? Experts weigh in. |
| 👑 Japanese Princess Mako quietly married commoner Kei Komuro, costing Mako her royal status. She said the marriage "was a necessary choice to live while cherishing our hearts." |
 | | Japan's former princess Mako, the elder daughter of Prince Akishino and Princess Kiko, and her husband Kei Komuro, pose during a press conference to announce they have married, at the Grand Arc Hotel in Tokyo on October 26, 2021. | | STR, JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images | |
| 🎧 On today's 5 Things podcast, hear what Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen is saying ahead of more social media testimony on Capitol Hill. You can listen to the podcast every day on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or on your smart speaker. |
| Here's what's happening today: |
Biden to campaign for McAuliffe in Virginia as race remains a 'dead heat' |
| Virginia's bellwether race for governor between Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin remains close. President Joe Biden will campaign with McAuliffe, who has held the office once already, in Arlington on Tuesday, according to his official schedule. This comes after former President Barack Obama headlined a rally for McAuliffe in Richmond over the weekend. McAuliffe and Youngkin are tied at roughly 45% each, according to a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll released Tuesday. But roughly 5% of likely voters say they are still undecided a week before the Nov. 2 election. David Paleologos, director of Suffolk University Political Research Center, said the race is simply a "dead heat," and will boil down to which party can get out its voters. |
Panel to review Pfizer-BioNTech's data for children aged 5 to 11 |
| A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee will on Tuesday examine data from Pfizer-BioNTech's trials in 5- to 11-year-olds and decide whether the vaccine's benefits outweigh its risks in that age group. Children in this age group would receive one-third of the adult dose given in two shots at least three weeks apart. The FDA commissioner would then have to sign off on the shots, along with an advisory committee for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), scheduled to meet Nov. 2 and 3, and then the CDC director. Because children are unlikely to become severely ill from COVID-19, vaccines have to be incredibly safe and have a significant impact on the pandemic to justify their use in this age group, experts say. Data made public Friday shows they appear to be. |
What else people are reading: |
| ✈️ The U.S. will roll out a new travel system in two weeks that will open borders up for millions of vaccinated international visitors. It will also make reentry more challenging for unvaccinated U.S. citizens. |
| 🔴 Hate is on the rise: The largest-ever surveys of American Jews and America's general public on antisemitism paint a grim picture, writes USA TODAY Opinion contributor Avi Mayer. |
| ⚖️ This mother-daughter duo planned the Jan. 6 rally. Now the House committee wants to hear from them, too. |
| 🕺 "Dancing With the Stars" went completely freaky on "Horror Night." Pro wrestler The Miz became a total Hellraiser, JoJo Siwa killed as a sinister Pennywise clown and Cody Rigsby went psycho as Patrick Bateman. |
 | | Iman Shumpert magically lifts pro partner Daniella Karagach in Tuesday's "Dancing With the Stars." | | Eric McCandless, ABC | |
Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube officials expected to testify in front of Senate |
| Officials from social media giants are expected to testify in front of the Senate as part of a bipartisan hearing on social media titled "Protecting Kids Online: Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube." Tuesday's hearing comes after Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen testified before Congress and the British Parliament on algorithms used by the tech giant. The techniques often captivate impressionable children, Haugen said. Earlier this year, Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Republic Sen. Marsha Blackburn sent Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg a letter calling for his company to release internal research on social media's impact on children's mental health. "An expanding volume of scientific research shows that social media platforms can have a profoundly harmful impact on young audiences," they wrote. |
Newsmakers in their own words: Peyton Manning on NFL footballs |
 | | Pro Football Hall of Famer Peyton Manning at the 2021 Hall of Fame Game on August 5, 2021 in Canton, Ohio | | USA TODAY Sports photo and graphic | |
| After a hiatus, Peyton and Eli Manning delivered jokes, insults and insights during their "Monday Night Football" broadcast on ESPN2 during the game between the New Orleans Saints and the Seattle Seahawks. The show featured an f-bomb from Marshawn Lynch, candor from Tom Brady and talk about getting NFL balls the way they liked them. Peyton Manning mentioned several things that would be done to balls and a "special sauce." But he said he couldn't reveal what was in the "sauce." |
East Coast braces for heavy winds, rain as storms leave California |
| The East Coast is preparing for heavy rain and winds, as storms that originated over the Pacific Ocean move away from California. By Tuesday, a storm will strengthen as it moves across southern New England, bombarding residents with heavy rain and increasingly windy conditions, according to AccuWeather. Flooding downpours will also reach from southern Maine to eastern New York this week with localized totals reaching eight inches in some areas, AccuWeather said. By Thursday, the nor'easter will move out to sea – but another storm built on remnants from the "bomb cyclone" that walloped California on Sunday is expected to approach from the west, dousing East Coast trick-or-treaters next weekend. |
Astros, Braves face off in World Series |
| The Atlanta Braves and the Houston Astros will face off in Game 1 of the 2021 World Series in Houston Tuesday night (8:09 p.m. ET, FOX). Both teams are coming off six-game series' respectively, with the Astros eliminating the Boston Red Sox in the American League and the Braves knocking off the defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League. Atlanta enters the series searching for their first title since 1995, while the Astros are back in the World Series for the third time in five years and are aiming for their first championship since 2017. Framber Valdez, coming off a stellar eight-inning start in Game 5 of the ALCS, will start for the Astros while the Braves are expected to send 14-game winner Charlie Morton to the mound. |
| ⚾ World Series conundrum: Baseball fans are conflicted over their hatred for the Houston Astros or cheering for beloved manager, Dusty Baker. |
| ⚾ Braves' Freddie Freeman at a loss for words in reaching first World Series: 'Means the world to me' |
| ⚾ Because of them, we're here now': Astros' young stars, led by Yordan Alvarez, lead old guard back to World Series |
| ⚾ Short starts, long games: MLB playoffs amplify game's pitching crisis. Where will it go from here? |
 | | The National League's Atlanta Braves and the American League's Houston Astros will square off in the World Series, beginning Tuesday night in Houston. | | Thomas Shea, USA TODAY Sports | |
Also on Tuesday: McDonald's staff to protest harassment of employees |
| McDonald's workers in several cities are planning a one-day walkout Tuesday to protest what they say is continued sexual harassment of employees and to call for the workforce to unionize. Employees in at least 10 cities intend to strike in response to the alleged rape of a 14-year-old McDonald's worker in Pittsburgh by her manager, and other allegations of harassment at the fast-food giant's restaurants, according to Fight for $15 and a Union, a group of fast-food and other low-wage workers that's organizing the walkout. Tuesday's protest would be the latest strike as workers use leverage gained from a nationwide labor shortage to demand higher pay, better benefits and stronger workplace protections. |
ICYMI: Some of our top stories Monday |
| 🔴 A flesh-eating sexually transmitted infection that causes "beefy red" ulcers is becoming more prevalent in the United Kingdom, a report revealed. |
| 🏚 "It's just draining": Homebuyers frustrated by a cutthroat housing market are putting their searches on hold. |
| 🤒 Long-term COVID-19 side effects could include memory loss and other cognitive dysfunctions commonly labeled as "brain fog," according to a study. |
| 🎞 Angelina Jolie proudly showed off daughters, Zahara Jolie-Pitt, 16, and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, 15, on the red carpet for the Rome Film Fest premiere of Marvel's "Eternals." |
📸 Photo of the day: London installation takes on Zuckerberg 📸 |
 | | A demonstrator poses with an installation depicting Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg surfing on a wave of cash and surrounded by distressed teenagers, during a protest near the Houses of Parliament in London on Monday, Oct. 25, 2021, the day whistleblower Frances Haugen testified about Facebook to British lawmakers. | | TOLGA AKMEN, AFP via Getty Images | |
| Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen, weeks after testifying before Congress, on Monday delivered to British Parliament a similar message: The social network giant has cultivated a platform for hate and polarizing content with little incentive to change. Later, Mark Zuckerberg defended the company he founded, complaining of "a coordinated effort to selectively use leaked documents to paint a false picture of our company." |
| Head here to see more photos of recent protests against Zuckerberg and Facebook. |
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